PERTINENCE
5.15
MOONDIAL (D & C Kubler) juvenile C&D winner, 7/2, career best when winning Salisbury Handicap 10 days ago by neck from Boom Boom Pow. Carries penalty, not absolutely certain to uphold the form. Alex Jary (3) rides
BOOM BOOM POW (J Davis) first run since leaving Mark Usher when neck second of 9 to Moondial, weighted to reverse form, Joe Leavy (7) rides WINNER 13/2
FORNHAM ST MARTIN (S Williams) unexposed, drawn widest returning from absence and gelding op at Wolverhampton now 2lb lower, dam was a 1m/8.6f winner, probably improve for extra yardage. Market check, Luke Catton rides
5.50
ADELA OF CHAMPAGNE (D Menuisier) took step forward when 2nd here 49 days ago, drop in trip might suit, Kieran Shoemark rides WINNER 9/2
INTRICATE PILLAR (T Ward) C&D winner, promising sort on just third start and handicap debut, Tom Marquand rides
6.20 (FAVS: 40%)
VENTURA EMPRESS (A Watson) beaten favourite last time out, showed plenty with improvement to come first time up but stall 10 to contend with, Hector Crouch rides
BIGGER THAN GIGA (K P De Foy) 3rd of 12 running on late at Lingfield on debut, trainer 20% at course, Danny Muscutt rides WINNER 5/2
PALAZZO PERSICO (E Dunlop) red hot trainer but winning 2yo newcomers from the yard are very rare, Tom Marquand rides suggesting readiness
6.50 (FAVS: 40%)
BALAGH (A Balding) drops from Class 2 to Class 4, spared a hard race once it was clear he wasn't going to figure on Ascot debut. David Probert rides
DARING LEGEND (J Ferguson) drops from Class 2 to Class 4, towards top of betting on debut, market watch, Danny Muscutt rides
MAGSOOD (R Varian) Too Darn Hot colt has stall 10 but powerful connections, David Egan rides
7.20
LISBOA (J & T Gosden) trainer 21% at course and +£12.28 when having one runner at meeting, Kieran Shoemark rides
ELWASME (A Balding) beaten favourite last time out, Polytrack debut and first time visor, David Probert rides
SHIGAR (W Haggas) beaten favourite last time out, Tom Marquand rides WINNER 4/1
7.50
OLIVER SHOW (M Stoute) trainer 18% with handicap debutants, William Buick rides and 23% at track WINNER 3/1
DANCE AT NIGHT (N Twiston-Davies) formerly with A Balding, bit to prove back on the Flat but David Probert rides
TAHITIAN PRINCE (R Hannon) weighted to win 85 > 79, Sean Levey rides
8.20
CHIPS AND RICE (J Fanshawe) trainer has won 4 of the last 9 runnings, Danny Muscutt rides
WILD HURRICANE (Saeed bin Suroor) Half-brother to several winners (two with triple-figure RPRs) and dam won Group 1, trainer 26% at the course, Tom Marquand rides
GRAIGNES (G Baker) beaten favourite last time out, triple winner in France but shown nothing for this trainer, however, William Buick rides WINNER 7/1
8.50
LA BELLE VIE (H Main) trainer +£90.68 when one runner at a meeting, Danny Muscutt rides
DEVIZES (P Phelan) Course winner here in April. Respectable 3rd of 12 in handicap over C&D 14 days ago, Paddy Bradley (3) rides WINNER 5/2
SOCIOLOGIST (S Dixon) string of good efforts recently, Elisha Whittington (5) rides
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